Feature request: Session time-limit?

[Corey Burger]

On 5/30/06, Jordan Erickson <jerickson at logicalnetworking.net> wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I'd like to know how feasible a 'session time-limit' feature would be
> for integration into Edubuntu/Gnome. I did some apt-cache search'ing and
> found "timeout" and "timeoutd" - these might work and might be easy to
> integrate into, say, the 'Edit Users/Groups' GUI as a simple checkbox
> that interfaces with the program (Check here to limit session length,
> and enter how long).
>
> This was actually a direct suggestion from my customer when I was
> setting up my first Edubuntu LTSP network a few months ago - they are a
> nation wide, non-profit after school program for kids, in a lab type
> environment where there are many more kids than computers (and they are
> so addicted to Edubuntu the staff has to keep track of who is on and for
> how long manually).
>
> Sincerely,
> Jordan

<puts on my userful hat>

Session timing control is key thing for any public computer. Ideally,
it could be integrated with a piece that cleans up the session. Maybe
this could be done through pessulus and sabayon?

Corey